Davis Square Task Force meets Monday 12/3, 7 pm

[ron_newman]

The Davis Square Task Force will meet on Monday, December 3 at 7 pm at the Senior Center, 167 Holland Street (Tufts Administration Building). Here's the agenda:

7:00-7:10 - Introductions

7:10-7:45 - Neighborhood Groups Update:

• Willow Ave. traffic study group (Mark Chase, Brian Postelwaite, Ethan Gilsdorf)
• Davis Area Resident Business Initiative (Thalia Tringo)
• Crime Watch
• Go Green Davis Square
• Local First Initiative (Joe Grafton)

7:45-7:55 - Joshua Tree request for 2am license

7:55-8:20 - Davis Square Updates:

• One Davis Square – Davis Square sign island
• When Pigs Fly (Andrew)
• Sacco’s Bowl Haven (Trish)
• Other developments

8:20-8:45 - City Updates

• Hotel RFP for Davis Square (Mayor’s office)
• Green Line extension update
• Shape Up Somerville and Map (Nicole)

8:45-9:00 - Miscellaneous items and next meeting date

Comments

[shana-lyons.livejournal.com]

I can honestly say that I have not noticed any kind of dramatic shift in Davis that I can directly attribute to Diva or the 2 AM Burren.

We've had a lot of new restaurants open up over the last few years that have been noticably more succesful than their predecessors (Sagra, Out of the Blue moving over, etc). I do think more noise is occuring earlier in the evening, but that it can probably just as easily be attributed to the new restaurants increasing foot traffic, the amazing and ever growing popularity of J.P. Licks, the musicians who play in the summer. There are certainly more places to eat and they do draw more people.

That said, it's certainly nice to be able to have a drink later at night in Davis. We're miles away from having an Allston-like scene. I think we've got a nice balance and that the 2 AM licenses are a terrific edition.

[righteousness-1.livejournal.com]

Like boiling a frog.

[ron_newman]

I don't understand what you mean.